Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down.

“Slap yourself.”

she had said wrong. Was it because

but just arched an eyebrow

bit her lip and

cheek

a second slap, a third… until he was pleased.

pointed to the thermos on the coffee table.

as

wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

also made her soup, but she could never taste her

a vegetative state were slim to none

cry but dared not, blinking rapidly

with legs crossed chin

He wanted her

said. Phedra brought

tone grew impatient Trom now on

up the spoon, scooped up some soup and

can do

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her mouth

unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the

so what? He couldn’t

because

tossed her an agreement while

looked closely It was

but he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin plotting?

a divorce in three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his

could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.

Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would

all her beauty

agreed. “But I have a condition”

the right to bargain with me? You want me

“No”

Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover

knew his temper, but she had no choice

maybe your father’s death wasn’t

face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

kicked over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring

to die?

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